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14/09/2012
Press release
Ministry of Health and Care Services
- I am very pleased that the court agreed that a tobacco display ban is a legitimate and appropriate tobacco control measure. This case is an important win for public health, says Norwegian Minister of Health Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen. The Norwegian
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13/09/2012
News story
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
On Monday, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Liv Signe Navarsete hosted a lunch meeting for the Indian minister for local democracy, Shri V. Kishore Chandra Deo.
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12/09/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Norway condemns the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi in Libya in the strongest terms,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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11/09/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“The developments we are seeing in terms of human rights and democracy in several countries in Eurasia are worrying. The funding we are now providing to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe is an important contribution to
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11/09/2012
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The oil and gas discovery Draupne, located centrally in the North Sea, has today been renamed Ivar Aasen. The name was chosen following proposals from the operator and feedback from the advisory committee on names.
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11/09/2012
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
The Norwegian Government will establish a CO2-compensation scheme for the manufacturing industry. The purpose is to prevent Norwegian manufacturing industry from moving their enterprises to countries with less strict climate regulations. - We want
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11/09/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Somalia has taken an important step towards political stability and peace with the election of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the country’s new president,” said Minister of International Development Heikki Holmås.
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10/09/2012
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
More countries must prohibit the use of cluster munitions. This is the clear message from foreign ministers Jonas Gahr Støre and Adnan Mansour as Norway now takes over from Lebanon as President of the Convention on Cluster Munitions.
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10/09/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Today, Norway and the World Food Programme (WFP) signed a four-year agreement on Norwegian funding of NOK 245 million a year, amounting to a total of nearly NOK 1 billion.
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10/09/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“The human rights situation in Belarus is unacceptable,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre. “Our support to the exiled university in Vilnius is a long-term investment in Belarus’s democratic future.”
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07/09/2012
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received applications from 47 companies in connection with the application deadline for the 2012 Awards in Predefined Areas (APA 2012) on the Norwegian continental shelf.
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07/09/2012
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received applications from 47 companies in connection with the application deadline for the 2012 Awards in Predefined Areas (APA 2012) on the Norwegian continental shelf. The Ministry plans to award
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07/09/2012
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has honourably discharged Mr. Eirik Øwre Thorshaug (JD) and Ms. Ragnhild Mathisen (HOD) from their post as state secretaries. At the same time Ms. Ragnhild Vassvik Kalstad (46), deputy director
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05/09/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“I have followed with increasing concern the growing tension between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the past few days,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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05/09/2012
News story
Ministry of the Environment
A new synthesis report, co-financed by Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative, investigates activities (drivers) that lead to deforestation and forest degradation.
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04/09/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Norway welcomes the announcement from Bogota that direct talks are to be held between the Colombian Government and FARC-EP, says Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre.
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03/09/2012
News story
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
The discussions on a quota sharing agreement were inconclusive. The respective positions remain too far apart.
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03/09/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Nordic foreign and defence ministers agreed at their meting in Bodø, North Norway, on 2-3 September to support the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre. The centre will play a key role in documenting the extensive human rights abuses that are
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30/08/2012
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Linn Brodal (23), student, Oslo, as acting political adviser to Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion Inga Marte Thorkildsen.
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30/08/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre takes a critical view of the fact that the Ukrainian opposition leader’s appeal has finally been rejected by Ukraine’s Higher Specialized Court for Civil and Criminal Cases.